History of Oil, With a Big Dollop of Humor

Did you know WWI was actually a battle for control of Iraq's oil? Did you know you ate some oil for lunch today? Did you know demand for the greasy black stuff is now exceeding the supply?

Robert Newman is a clever man with a sharp tongue and some stunning history for you. His show via Google Video

FYI: I don't know where he got his pre-1940's statistic of 2000 to 1 for food calories to oil calories. A recent report put it at around 3 to 1 (which is still pretty bad!).